Poison Ivy II1996

Donald Falk:
[during class, with the model] Look at her, Lily. What do you see?

Lily Leonetti:
[a little embarrassed] I see a face and a body.

Donald Falk:
What else?

Lily Leonetti:
I see a naked woman.

Donald Falk:
Right. The whole naked woman, not just parts. [taking her hand and guiding it on the paper] Not just the head... include the breasts and the waist... leg. The whole thing. Get it all on the page. Just keep going over and over it, eventually...

Gredin:
[cuts in] Technique will give way to expression.

Donald Falk:
[straightening up] Thank you.

Gredin:
[drawing aggressively] Or expression will give way to expression.

Donald Falk:
You have some thoughts you'd like to share with us?

Gredin:
[looks from Donald to Lily] Me? Thoughts? Share? Nah, I couldn't possibly. I am here to listen and learn. Copy and conform.

Donald Falk:
[about Gredin's work] I mean from this masterpiece you've just created, it's obvious you transcended all 'need' for traditional form.

Gredin:
No. [tearing off the page] This my fellow students was created out of no other tradtion, for that of boredom. [as classmates laugh, takes Lily's work and shows it around] This... this is an A+. This is a perfect example of a hundred percent surrender to the process if tradtion! It's 'so' life-like, you could almost f*** it. [more laughter as he puts the board back]

Donald Falk:
[annoyed] Through? Can we get back to work?

Lily Leonetti:
[very mortified, gets up and leaves]

Donald Falk:
[under his breath, to Gredin] Jackass.